Screening Effects of the National Health Screening Program on Developmental Disorders

As the prevalence of developmental disorders (DDs) has increased, many OECD countries provide a national screening examination for early detection and intervention for DDs. This study examined effects of the National Health Screening Program in Korea. 65,334 children (39%) were DD-screened and 35,46...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 2021-07, Vol.51 (7), p.2461-2474
Main Authors: Rah, Sung Sil, Hong, Soon-Beom, Yoon, Ju Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Age differences
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child and School Psychology
Child development deviations
Children
Developmental Disabilities
Developmental disorders
Diagnosis
Disability Identification
Early intervention
Economic factors
Evaluation
Foreign Countries
Health Services
Medical diagnosis
Medical screening
National Programs
Neurosciences
Original Paper
Pediatrics
Psychology
Public Health
Screening Tests
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Summary:As the prevalence of developmental disorders (DDs) has increased, many OECD countries provide a national screening examination for early detection and intervention for DDs. This study examined effects of the National Health Screening Program in Korea. 65,334 children (39%) were DD-screened and 35,466 children (21%) received a false negative among the 167,050 study subjects. The DD-screened rate had increased from 3208 (27.2%) in 2008 to 8471 (47.3%) in 2012, then decreased to 5544 (29.8%) in 2017. Changes in the false negative rates increased from 2.7% in 2008 to 23.8% in 2017 were one of the most influential factors in these fluctuations. The DD-screened rate was influenced by demo-geographic and economic factors as well as by age-related characteristics of the subconditions.
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1007/s10803-020-04712-z